Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,746, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB scores 3,536, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB delivers 10h 37m, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB offers 1 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB and Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 1TB receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

29 Jan, 2021
17 Sep, 2021
06 May, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 2100
Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
16 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP
Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

40 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
3095 mAh
6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging
20W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB
1 TB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Flagship-grade performance
  • Great cameras
  • Stunning display
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Gorgeous, 120Hz display
  • Brilliant & versatile cameras
  • Solid performance & battery life
  • Premium, smooth usage experience
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Uneven weight distribution
  • No expandable storage
  • Purple-sky effect in lowlight scenarios
  • Pricey
  • That notch is still wide
  • Heavy
  • Charging speed limited to 20W
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5
(713 ratings)
4.7/5
(1,599 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

646,482
AnTuTu Score
819,845
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
10h 37m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 17, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
iOS v15
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100
Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)
Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

646,482
819,845
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s
23.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
2.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.5 %
6.0 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1500 nits
1000 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

516 ppi
457 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.44 %
86.89 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

165.1 mm
146.7 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.6 mm
71.5 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
7.6 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

227 grams
203 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size S5KHM3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX703 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera72 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP
f/4.9240 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size Exmor RS
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
3095 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 41 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 37m
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 55m 14s
1h 57m 6s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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